SBU reports on investigation of attempted assassination of President Zelensky
Six cases were opened by the Security Service of Ukraine about the encroachment on the life of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from the moment of his election to this position. This was reported by the SBU press service.
To date, the SBU is investigating three criminal cases involving attacks on Zelensky's life, the press service explained. In total, during his presidency, six cases were opened related to these attacks.
Since May 20, 2019, on this very day, Volodymyr Zelenskyy officially replaced Petro Poroshenko as president, four cases were opened under Art. 112 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine "Encroachment on the life of a statesman or public figure" and two more under Art. 346 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine "Threat or violence against a statesman or public figure".
At the moment, there are two cases under Art. 112 were closed, one was sent to court under Article 346. Three cases are at the stage of pre-trial verification. Of course, the SBU refused to provide detailed information about the cases being investigated, as well as data regarding the suspects, if any.
According to the Ukrainian press, all investigated cases relate to either "some threats" made in the media against Zelensky or phone calls. As an example, the criminal case against the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Sofia Fedina is cited, who in 2019 in a video posted on You-Tube discussed options for Zelensky's death on the demarcation line in Donbass. Another criminal proceedings were initiated against a "mentally ill person" who announced by telephone about the impending attempt on the life of the President of Ukraine.
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